Thermal protector
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[0134]FIG. 1A is a perspective view illustrating a resistive element module used in a thermal protector according to a FIG. 1B is a top view of the resistive element module. FIG. 1C is a side sectional view of the resistive element module. The resistive element module 60 illustrated in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C is composed of a polymer PTC 61, a first terminal member 63, and a second terminal member 64.
[0135]In this embodiment, the polymer PTC 61 as a resistive element is composed of an internal resistor 62, and thin-layer electrodes 62a and 62b are respectively pasted onto upper and lower surfaces of the internal resistor 62. The entire polymer PTC 61 is formed in the shape of a plate.
[0136]Onto one electrode 62b of the electrodes positioned on the upper and the lower surfaces of the internal resistor 62, a first terminal member 63 is pasted. For the first terminal member 63, a movable contact side external connection terminal part 63-1 that outwardly protrudes from the surface pasted o...
second embodiment
[0171]A thermal protector is described next.
[0172]FIG. 3A is a perspective view illustrating a resistive element module used in the thermal protector according to the second embodiment. FIG. 3B is a top view of the resistive element module. FIG. 3C is a side sectional view of the resistive element module. The resistive element module 85 illustrated in FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C is composed of a polymer PTC 86, a fixed contact side terminal member 87, and a movable contact side terminal member 88.
[0173]In this embodiment, the polymer PTC 86 as a resistive element is composed of an internal resistor 89 and thin-layer electrodes 89a and 89b respectively pasted onto upper and lower surfaces of the internal resistor 89. The entire polymer PTC 86 is formed in the shape of a plate.
[0174]A middle part of the fixed contact side terminal 87 is pasted onto the entire surface of the electrode 89a of the internal resistor 89. On the fixed contact side terminal 87, a fixed contact 91 is formed at an en...
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[0197]Another configuration that does not hinder the degree of freedom of the volume expansion caused by the thermal expansion of the internal resistor of the resistive element module is described below as a
[0198]FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of an internal configuration of a thermal protector according to the third embodiment, whereas FIG. 4B is a side sectional view of the assembled thermal protector. FIG. 4B is a sectional view of the thermal protector sectioned at the support column 112 of FIG. 4A in the horizontal direction (from an obliquely lower left section toward an obliquely upper right section in FIG. 4A).
[0199]As illustrated in FIG. 4A, the internal configuration of the thermal protector according to this embodiment is composed of a movable contact side terminal 106, a bimetal 107, a movable plate 108, a spacer 109, a resistive element module 110, a fixed contact side terminal 111, and a support column 112.
[0200]As illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B, an installati...
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